ABC, NBC, ESPN, and Amazon Prime are slated to pay a combined $6.9 billion per year for an 11-year media rights deal with the NBA.
by The Athletic, the deal will see NBC and Amazon Prime Video added as new partners, with ABC/ESPN set to remain the home of the NBA Finals.
Additionally, the deal would represent a more than three-fold increase over the NBA’s current media agreement. The current contract, announced in 2014, is a nine- year, $24 billion deal with ABC, ESPN, and TNT that began with the 2016-17 season. There is likely to be one brand new NBA media partner next year. Amazon Prime Video is projected to carry NBA games on Thursday nights, after the end of the NFL’s regular season. It will also offer Friday and Saturday games, and be the host network for the NBA’s in-season tournament.
As before, Disney’s ABC and ESPN networks will offer the motherload of NBA coverage, including the NBA Finals and one of the conference final series. After the end of the NFL regular season, ABC will offer Saturday night and Sunday afternoon games. ESPN will continue to offer NBA programming on Wednesdays and some Friday and Sunday games.The pending media deal also includes WNBA coverage.
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